Random thoughts with some photography from the southeast part of Connecticut and beyond.

Sunday, October 6, 2013

Joseph P Kennedy JR (DD-850)

Fall River MA

Moored next to the USS Massachusetts pictured in this blog yesterday is the destroyer, Joseph P Kennedy Jr, named after the older brother of President John F Kennedy. She was built in 1945 and was in service from then until 1973, most notably during the Cuban Missile Crisis, as well as during recovery duties for both Gemini 6 and 7 missions. She is currently one of the attractions of "Battleship Cove" in Fall River.

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I'm a husband for 42 plus years now to my lovely wife, Michele and the very proud father of Jen and Mary. More recently, I'm now a grandfather to Colin and Clara! I'm employed as a chemist at Forma Therapeutics, trying to find the next greatest drug to treat cancer. In my spare time I enjoy digital photography, doing just about anything with my Macintosh computers and singing barbershop harmony. I enjoy the outdoors, a good baseball game, and Notre Dame Football.